Chuck Abbott
Contributing Editor at Successful Farming
@[email protected] Covering U.S. farm, food, rural and ag trade policy, mostly.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
agriculture.com | Chuck Abbott
For Tom Vilsack, a tireless proponent as agriculture secretary for climate-smart agriculture and creating new sources of farm income, retirement is out of the question at age 74. “There’s work to be done in food and nutrition security, and I will look for opportunities to be engaged in that effort,” he said during his final days as USDA secretary of agriculture. With nearly 12 years of service in the Obama and Biden administrations, Vilsack is the second-longest serving agriculture secretary.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
agriculture.com | Chuck Abbott
A Louisiana resident was hospitalized with “severe illness” due to the bird flu virus, the most serious U.S. case since the viral disease appeared in wild birds in the South nearly three years ago, said the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds, previously limited to the Central Valley, were detected in Southern California.
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Dec 17, 2024 |
agriculture.com | Chuck Abbott
Congressional leaders have agreed on $10 billion in financial aid to farmers to offset lower commodity prices and high production costs, said House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. The money would be part of a must-pass bill to fund the government for the next three months. “So I think what you’ll see reflected in this final package is $10 billion,” Johnson said during a news conference. “The CR [continuing resolution] is coming together. Bipartisan work is ongoing.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
agriculture.com | Chuck Abbott
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig, elected four times from a swing district south of the Twin Cities, won the endorsement of the House Democratic Steering Committee on Monday to be the party’s leader on the Agriculture Committee beginning in January. The full Democratic caucus was scheduled to vote on the post on Tuesday. The party usually follows the committee’s recommendations but success is not guaranteed. Reps.
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Dec 15, 2024 |
agriculture.com | Chuck Abbott
Major U.S. farm groups said they would try to torpedo a short-term government funding bill in Congress this week unless it contains a multibillion-dollar bailout for agriculture. Negotiations fell apart over the weekend on inclusion of so-called economic aid in the only must-pass bill left before adjournment, scheduled for Friday.
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Former AgSec Vilsack is named chief executive of the World Food Prize Foundation, from Mar 1. The $500,000 prize, for work "advancing global development through transforming food systems," is the brainchild of Nobel Peace laureate Norman Borlaug. https://t.co/lSW9SnnTXC
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